1. O Abu Ali, describe for us the comets
That you have continued to observe along every path
١. أأبا عليٍّ صِفْ لنا الشُهُبَ التي
مازِلْتَ ترْصُدُها بكُلِّ طَريقِ
2. If you say they are rings, we’ll say yes
But at their peaks are gems of ‘aqeeq
٢. إنْ قُلْتَ هُنّ خواتِمٌ قُلْنا نعَمْ
لكِن بأعْلاها فَصوصُ عَقيقِ